NEW YORK—The cast in Theatre for a New Audience’s presentation of Carlo Goldoni’s 18th-century farce “The Servant of Two Masters” doesn’t just break the fourth wall, they gleefully bring it crashing down upon the audience’s heads. Filled with zingers, double entendres, asides, and modern-day references, this wonderfully entertaining production at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center never fails to delight.
The play is written in the style of commedia dell'arte, where the basic plot points and characters are sketched out beforehand and the performers then have the chance to add a healthy dose of improvisation to the mix.
Underlying all the zaniness is the idea that love will eventually win out.
